Ponta da Gamboa

Ponta da Gamboa is a point in Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro. Ponta da Gamboa is situated nearby to the locality Quintas do Rio, as well as near Santa Mônica.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Barra Velodrome and Farmasi Arena.

Barra Velodrome

Stadium

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The Rio Olympic Velodrome, officially the Velódromo Municipal do Rio, is a velodrome located in the Barra Olympic Park sports complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Farmasi Arena

Sports venue

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Farmasi Arena is an indoor multipurpose arena, located in the region of Barra da Tijuca, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is one of the indoor arena with largest capacity in the country, with 15,430 people for sports and up to 18,768 for concerts.

Olympic Tennis Centre

Sports venue

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The Olympic Tennis Centre is a tennis venue located in the Barra Olympic Park in Barra da Tijuca in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The centre hosted tennis events of the 2016 Summer Olympics, and the wheelchair tennis events of the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barra da Tijuca and Curicica.

Barra da Tijuca

Suburb

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Barra da Tijuca, usually known as just Barra, is an upper-middle class neighborhood in the Southwest Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, located in the western portion of the city on the Atlantic Ocean. Barra da Tijuca is situated 3 km southeast of Ponta da Gamboa.

Curicica

Suburb

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Curicica is a neighborhood in the Southwest Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Curicica is situated 4 km north of Ponta da Gamboa.

Jacarepaguá

Suburb

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Jacarepaguá, with a land area of 29.27 square miles, is a neighborhood situated in the Southwest Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In 2010, it had a population of 157,326. Jacarepaguá is situated 4½ km northeast of Ponta da Gamboa.

Ponta da Gamboa

Type: Point
Category: landform
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude

-22.98779° or 22° 59′ 16″ south

Longitude

-43.39015° or 43° 23′ 25″ west

Elevation

2 metres (7 feet)

Open location code

589R2J65+VW

GeoNames ID

3462663

Wikidata ID

Q22041819

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Ponta da Gamboa” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Ponta da Gamboa”
Portuguese: “Ponta da Gamboa”
Swedish: “Ponta da Gamboa (udde i Brasilien)”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cabo da Pombeba and Lagoa de Jacarepaguá.

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